Carl W. (Carl William) Ackerman

Capitolo 51

General personnel has delegated him to direct this anti-American
propaganda.  [We was talking to the embassy the day first the
Ambassador went away.] Marten is sustained by some official very tall.  Him
it has letters of congratulations from the Chancellor, von of General
Falkenhayn, Accounts Zeppelin and others for one of his/her books of propaganda
entitled 'German Barbarians.'  I think that the Crown Prince is one of his
backers, but I have never been able to try him/it."


July 4 th 1915, the League of the Truth published what called "A New
Declaration of independence."  This circulates in German and
English in the whole country.  It was as it follows:

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A NEW DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Seven years of result have passed from when those great words were counterfeit that
settles there in a nation on many ardent battlegrounds.

In that day the strong voices of strong men encircled through the world,
their fused words you blaze with light and their arm they broke the visible ones
chains of an intolerable servitude.

But now in the red reflex of the throw flashes from the battlegrounds of
Europe, the imperceptible one handcuffs that you/he/she has cunningly been staid on ours
liberty is ashamedly become apparent.  They beats in the ears of
the world.

Our liberty once more it is enfeebled.  He/she anchors our ancient enemy he/she remains
installed in tall places inside our earth and in insolent ships before
our gates.  We am not only become once more Colonials, but
subjects,--for true subjects it is known from the measure of their will
subjection.

Us American in the heart of this heroic nation what time it fights for everybody
what us we contain dear, but against the disparities as us it was never
forced to face, perceives this truth with a discouraging but without clouds
vision.

Away from house we am able to-day you celebrate, as usual, the birthday of ours
earth.  But with heavy hearts we see that this would now seem as a
derision solemn and immemorial cable of anything.  Is more in